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spending

NOUN
disbursement
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NOUN
shopping
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The two firms have since become fierce rivals in the AI world, developing similar technology and fighting for the attention and spending of users and corporate customers.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

That included an annualized $113.7 billion of spending on schools and $149.6 billion on highways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Despite a crowded field of candidates with notable resumes, as well as record-breaking spending by Steyer and independent-expenditure committees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“I thought I might be spending the night with Willa. Do you think she got to a shelter?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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